Dolphins’ Jesse Davis tries to help Laremy Tunsil get back in game

Jesse Davis was actively trying to get Laremy Tunsil back in the game even though that would send Davis back to the bench. (Allen Eyestone/The Post)

DAVIE—Here’s some proof that the Dolphins’ offensive line means it when they say they’re like a family.

In the second half of Sunday’s 31-28 win over the Jets, left tackle Laremy Tunsil was doing everything he could to get his left knee feeling good enough for him to reenter the game. Meanwhile, Jesse Davis was getting the biggest opportunity of his career: playing in Tunsil’s spot.

Tunsil was riding a stationary bike and grimacing, then he’d stop and see if he could move around well on the knee. Davis, despite the fortuitous situation he was in with Tunsil out, went over and helped him work on lineman drills to test it out. Davis was essentially playing a scout team role of a defensive end while Tunsil practiced blocking him to see if he felt right.

“He was wanting to go back in, so I said, ‘Let’s do some pass sets and see how you feel before you go out there,’” Davis said. “We have a really good group. We all care about each other dearly. With him, I just wanted to make sure he was ready to go.”

Tunsil never made it back on the field, and Davis finished the game at left tackle.

Davis, 26, broke through in training camp after injuries sidelined Ted Larsen and Kraig Urbik. He was competing with Anthony Steen at left guard, and they rotated there early in the season until Steen established himself as the starter. Larsen will likely take over once he’s recovered from a torn biceps.

Part of why Davis, 6-foot-6, 309 pounds, made the team is his versatility. It’s difficult for any lineman to master multiple positions, let alone do it on both sides. It comes relatively easy for Davis, who moved back and forth between left and right tackle throughout his career at Idaho.

“It’s challenging, but it’s not too out of my norm,” he said.

Davis bounced around among the Seahawks and Jets after going undrafted in 2015, and this is year was his first time actually making an NFL roster.

He is in line to start at left tackle on Thursday against the Ravens unless Tunsil bounces back. Dolphins coach Adam Gase said Tunsil’s knee injury wasn’t as bad as initially feared, and there’s a reasonable chance he’ll be able to play in Baltimore.